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1. 'Bakers yeast' is
Mucor
Saccharomyces
Aspergillus
Agaricus2. The food material in fungi is stored in the form of
glucose
sucrose
starch
glycogen3. The organism which is important for its use in genetic studies is
Rhizopus
Agaricus
Aspergillus
Neurospora4. The fruiting body in Agaricus is called
mesocarp
pseudocarp
basidiocarp
pericarp5. Hyphae are multinucleate and aseptate in
Ascomycetes
Basidiomycetes
Zygomycetes
Deuteromycetes6. Heterothalism in fungi was discovered by
Bessy
Blackslee
Micheli
de Bary7. Columella is a specialized structure found in the sporangium of
Rhizopus
Slimemould
Agaricus
Alternaria8. Which pair of the following belong to basidiomycetes
Puffballs and Claviceps
Peziza and Stinghorns
Morchella and Mushrooms
Birds nest fungi and puff balls9. Meiosis takes place in
Zoospore
Zygospore
Ascospore
Basidiospore10. Fungi resemble human beings in having
heterotrophic mode of nutrition
nature of food reserve
mode of respiration
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